3 Standout Arsenal Players from the Shootout Victory Over FC Porto":
What a massive result for Arsenal as they battled past Porto on penalties to reach the Champions League quarter-finals! Let's look at three Gunners who starred on the night.
At number 1, it has to be David Raya. The Spanish goalkeeper was the penalty shootout hero, saving two spot-kicks to send Arsenal through. But Raya was solid all game, making 3 saves to preserve a crucial clean sheet. His distribution was typically assured too with 32 accurate passes out from the back. An absolute star performance.
Next up is captain Martin Odegaard. The skipper was head and shoulders above everyone else with his quality in possession. Odegaard played a sublime pass to set up the crucial equalizer for Trossard in the first half. He was so close to scoring a brilliant chipped goal too if not for a tight VAR call. His pressing from the front set the tone and he kept his cool in the shootout. A true captain's performance.
Finally, an unexpected one in Jakub Kiwior. The Polish defender has really grown into his makeshift left-back role recently. And he was assured defensively again, keeping Francisco Conceicao quiet and winning the aerial battles. Kiwior had a 73% passing accuracy and rarely put a foot wrong to help Arsenal keep Porto at bay.
It was gritty rather than pretty from the Gunners. But ultimately the big players stood up at crunch time to drag them over the line.
What did you make of those three performances? Any other standouts I missed? Drop your thoughts in the comments!
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